North Carolina State Senator Jeff Jackson announced his intention to run for the United States Senate in the 2022 cycle on 01/26/2020. Learn more about the Senator's history, vision, and values below:Senator Jackson became the second-youngest senator in the NC State Senate in 2014. He was new to political office, but not new to public service, having enlisted after the attacks of September 11th, trained at Ft. Bragg, and served in Afghanistan. He continues to serve today as a Captain in the Army National Guard. He is currently in his 18th year of military service.In the state Senate, Jeff built a reputation for being transparent, accessible, and candid. Jeff has helped lead the fight against gerrymandering, stood against discriminatory legislation like HB2, supported investments in early childhood education, repeatedly called for raising teacher pay and expanding Medicaid, passed reforms for our criminal justice system, and called out corruption when he saw it.